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lab fairy 06-24-2010 10:25 AM

2 Gallon ziplocks hold a LOT of fabric, the pattern, any special templates, etc. Then, I store the ziplock in a plastic storage container labeled with "WIP", "Ready to Start", TBD, whatever (I have different categories and some with deadline dates on the outside). I find the ziplock helps keep the whole project together and then keeping things sorted by other categories allows me to grab something ready to go. I hate picking up a project with anticipation only to find I'm missing a key component and can't work on it right away.

saf45 06-24-2010 10:27 AM

i use a file cabinet,works great for my patterns ,new going to use and used,

dglvr 06-24-2010 10:42 AM

My neighbor lady bought a bunch of sheets, curtains, and blankets so she gave the plastic envelopes that they came in and they zip. I keep alot of my projects in those. Also plastic totes. :thumbup:

katsewnsew 06-24-2010 10:46 AM


Originally Posted by dglvr
My neighbor lady bought a bunch of sheets, curtains, and blankets so she gave the plastic envelopes that they came in and they zip. I keep alot of my projects in those. Also plastic totes. :thumbup:

Yes, I have lots of those, great for the ufo and wip projects, too. 3 ring binders, and definitely pizza boxes!!!

sosewcrazy 06-24-2010 12:47 PM

At our local Crafts 2000 store, there are very inexpensive clear boxes designed for scrapbookers. They come in 12x12; 8x12; and 5x7. I've picked up several of them to keep each project in. The largest costs around $3.50, and the smallest is around $1.60.

peyton 06-24-2010 02:33 PM

tins, shoe boxes and zip-lock baggies are my best friends....

like big roll-y boxes too, they are great to throw everything in for a quick tidy up, and the lids keep dirt etc. out

littlehud 06-24-2010 06:39 PM

I get some really big storage bags at work and they were just throwing them away. I bring them home now and can store a cut out quilt and pattern in them. Everything is together.

Jeanniejo 06-24-2010 06:41 PM

A lot of my storage is from the scrapbook section of craft stores.

walen 06-24-2010 06:42 PM

I love clear plastic boxes. They stack, and I can see what's in each box.

Psychomomquilter 06-26-2010 03:50 AM

Wowe! I also needed that one!, I am learning how to design the patterns, and so on, yes thank you all for that neat info!


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